Travel Tips Archives | Blue Lizard Travel

At Blue Lizard Travel we do our level best to recommend holidays and adventures that we have experienced and enjoyed. From luxury resorts to wilderness cabins and everything in between we have formed opinions which might be valuable to you and inform your holiday choices. One of our most memorable holidays (in a good way)

A loaded backpack should not exceed 30% of your bodyweight. How long you have to carry your pack with you each day is also relevant – 30% is fine if you are OK with that. Personally I’d rather take less and travel lighter. Having the right pack for your travels is a must. There are

Arriving at the Bayon Temple at 0730 wasn’t even the first temple of the day. We had been up since 0415 to get in line for our ID pass into the Angkor complex. By 0530 we were wandering in the dark through ancient archways and climbing very thin steps ascending to the temple summit where

New Zealand’s beaches offer a diverse range of golden bays, endless white shorelines, sheltered lagoons and unique black volcanic sand and we recommend going off the beaten track to experience hidden local gems that – while slightly out of the way – are far better (in our opinion) than the usual tourist hotspots. So to

I am being asked about this quite a lot recently and my advice to everyone is to seek professional advice – and then take it! Some insurance policies will not pay out if you haven’t taken the advice issued. As tour operators we can tell you what we personally have done in the past. We

If you are travelling outside of school holidays remember to get permission from the head teacher and fill in the correct forms. You could encourage your kids to keep a travel journal so that they can take it into school on their return and show that holidays can be a learning experience as well. Get

So you’ve decided to head to New Zealand and to travel around seeing as much as possible, maybe staying with relatives and friends for some of the trip, but needing advice with planning. First of all – take a look at our itineraries, compiled by New Zealanders who live in New Zealand and see what

One of the best times to travel to Ladakh in Northern India is during July in an effort to avoid huge rainfall (doesn’t always happen) and after the snows have melted. Although the Himalaya in winter also has special beauty a different set of skills are required to enjoy it. Find out what is included